1 People 4023 Fact-checks 1349 Articles People (1) Atlanta neighborhood association Fact-checks (4023) Donald Trump stated on June 25, 2025 in a Truth Social post: New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is a communist. By Ella Moore, Amy Sherman• June 26, 2025 Sam Sutton stated on March 11, 2026 in a rally: From January 2025 to January 2026, “hate crimes in New York City increased by 152%” By Emma Gavazzi• May 5, 2026 Elon Musk stated on November 04, 2025 in an X post: “The New York City ballot form is a scam” because “mayoral candidates appear twice.” By Louis Jacobson• November 4, 2025 Katie Britt stated on March 19, 2026 in a press conference: “You can't shovel snow in New York City without an ID.” By Amy Sherman• March 20, 2026 Mike Stenhouse stated on November 14, 2014 in a radio interview: "According to HUD, it is patently unfair and socially unjust that wealthy people can live in an exclusive neighborhood." By Katie Mulvaney• December 14, 2014 Pete Buttigieg stated on April 06, 2021 in an interview with The Grio: “There is racism physically built into some of our highways.” By Louis Jacobson• April 15, 2021 Ellen Freidin stated on December 13, 2010 in comments at the launch of the NoLabels.org website.: "We have dozens of districts that go for 150 to 200 miles, splitting counties, splintering cities and connecting areas that have very little in common." By Laura Figueroa• December 22, 2010 Richard Durbin stated on February 15, 2017 in an interview with Willie Geist : "You can almost pinpoint half of the gun violence deaths to two or three specific sections in the city. They are just areas of devastation, economically and otherwise." By Marc Filippino• February 23, 2017 Nancy Mace stated on November 06, 2025 in a fundraising email: New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani “is bringing Sharia law to America.” By Louis Jacobson• November 7, 2025 X posts stated on January 31, 2026 in an X post: Images show New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani as a child with his mother, Mira Nair, and Jeffrey Epstein. By Maria Briceño• February 2, 2026 Cynthia Meyer stated on November 14, 2015 in a tweet in response to Democratic presidential debate: "More black babies are aborted in NYC than born." By Lauren Caruba• November 25, 2015 Kamala Harris stated on July 21, 2023 in in a speech in Jacksonville, Florida: "Some states have “tried to ban teaching Latino and Hispanic history.” By Marta Campabadal Graus• August 7, 2023 Viral image stated on July 24, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo showing thousands on a ship next to a crowded dock are "Europeans trying to get to North Africa during World War II." By Samantha Putterman• July 29, 2019 Elliott Naishtat stated on June 20, 2013 in a Texas House floor debate.: Says Austin is the "largest city in America without a congressional district anchored in it." By W. Gardner Selby• July 17, 2013 Facebook posts stated on November 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Italy drastically reduced the country’s official COV1D-19 death count by over 97%. This means Covid killed fewer people than an average seasonal flu.” By Samantha Putterman, Luiz Romero• November 10, 2021 Instagram posts stated on January 30, 2024 in a video: Video shows Erewhon grocery store in Brooklyn. By Jeff Cercone• March 8, 2024 Joe Biden stated on September 29, 2020 in the first presidential debate: “Suburbs are by and large integrated.” By Louis Jacobson• October 1, 2020 Instagram posts stated on June 13, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says professional soccer player Christian Eriksen received the Pfizer vaccine days before he collapsed during a game. By Samantha Putterman• June 14, 2021 Obama Girl stated on July 19, 2007 in a YouTube video.: "At least Obama didn't marry his cousin," as Giuliani did. By John Frank• September 6, 2007 Facebook posts stated on August 15, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says 194 people were killed in mass shootings in 2018 while undocumented immigrants killed 83,211 people. By Samantha Putterman• August 26, 2019 Articles (1349) Where are Ted Cruz’s Muslim neighborhoods? By W. Gardner Selby• March 23, 2016 Can the US government strip Zohran Mamdani of his citizenship? By Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe• November 7, 2025 In Context: Zohran Mamdani’s use of phrase ‘seizing the means of production.’ What’s it mean? By Amy Sherman• July 3, 2025 Fact-checking Mike Bloomberg’s response to redlining attack By Amy Sherman• February 27, 2020 The Fredo flap and the nuances of an insult By Jon Greenberg• August 14, 2019 Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ interview: Fact-checking his statements on nuclear weapons, Mamdani, ICE By Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• November 3, 2025 On student loan forgiveness, Joe Biden has many options By Jon Greenberg• May 6, 2022 Impossible to check: John Fetterman’s claim that sanctuary cities are safer By Cassie Owens• February 29, 2016 What Trump’s communism claims miss about Democrats and democratic socialists By Gracey Abernethy, Amy Sherman• July 9, 2026 What was the United States’ first capital? The cases for New York City or Philadelphia By Alex Min• July 8, 2026 Can the U.S. government revoke your citizenship? What to know about denaturalization By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 14, 2025 Critics say an Aldi job ad excluded white people. We took a closer look. By Jeff Cercone• March 1, 2024 These are PolitiFact's top 10 most-read fact-checks of Donald Trump By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• February 1, 2024 What's the ‘zero emissions’ break-even point for electric cars? Hard to tell. By Kristin Hugo• December 6, 2022 What the statistics say about Sweden, immigration and crime By Miriam Valverde• February 20, 2017 How George Floyd protests evolved in 5 major cities By Daniel Funke• June 10, 2020 Who is Tim Walz? What to know about Kamala Harris’ new running mate By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• August 6, 2024 Could an undercounted 2020 Census afflict a range of federal statistics? By Louis Jacobson• August 26, 2020 Ask PolitiFact: Does Black Lives Matter aim to destroy the nuclear family? By Tom Kertscher, Amy Sherman• August 28, 2020 Minority population growth in Texas revisited By W. Gardner Selby• January 27, 2012
Donald Trump stated on June 25, 2025 in a Truth Social post: New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is a communist. By Ella Moore, Amy Sherman• June 26, 2025 Sam Sutton stated on March 11, 2026 in a rally: From January 2025 to January 2026, “hate crimes in New York City increased by 152%” By Emma Gavazzi• May 5, 2026 Elon Musk stated on November 04, 2025 in an X post: “The New York City ballot form is a scam” because “mayoral candidates appear twice.” By Louis Jacobson• November 4, 2025 Katie Britt stated on March 19, 2026 in a press conference: “You can't shovel snow in New York City without an ID.” By Amy Sherman• March 20, 2026 Mike Stenhouse stated on November 14, 2014 in a radio interview: "According to HUD, it is patently unfair and socially unjust that wealthy people can live in an exclusive neighborhood." By Katie Mulvaney• December 14, 2014 Pete Buttigieg stated on April 06, 2021 in an interview with The Grio: “There is racism physically built into some of our highways.” By Louis Jacobson• April 15, 2021 Ellen Freidin stated on December 13, 2010 in comments at the launch of the NoLabels.org website.: "We have dozens of districts that go for 150 to 200 miles, splitting counties, splintering cities and connecting areas that have very little in common." By Laura Figueroa• December 22, 2010 Richard Durbin stated on February 15, 2017 in an interview with Willie Geist : "You can almost pinpoint half of the gun violence deaths to two or three specific sections in the city. They are just areas of devastation, economically and otherwise." By Marc Filippino• February 23, 2017 Nancy Mace stated on November 06, 2025 in a fundraising email: New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani “is bringing Sharia law to America.” By Louis Jacobson• November 7, 2025 X posts stated on January 31, 2026 in an X post: Images show New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani as a child with his mother, Mira Nair, and Jeffrey Epstein. By Maria Briceño• February 2, 2026 Cynthia Meyer stated on November 14, 2015 in a tweet in response to Democratic presidential debate: "More black babies are aborted in NYC than born." By Lauren Caruba• November 25, 2015 Kamala Harris stated on July 21, 2023 in in a speech in Jacksonville, Florida: "Some states have “tried to ban teaching Latino and Hispanic history.” By Marta Campabadal Graus• August 7, 2023 Viral image stated on July 24, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says a photo showing thousands on a ship next to a crowded dock are "Europeans trying to get to North Africa during World War II." By Samantha Putterman• July 29, 2019 Elliott Naishtat stated on June 20, 2013 in a Texas House floor debate.: Says Austin is the "largest city in America without a congressional district anchored in it." By W. Gardner Selby• July 17, 2013 Facebook posts stated on November 10, 2021 in a Facebook post: "Italy drastically reduced the country’s official COV1D-19 death count by over 97%. This means Covid killed fewer people than an average seasonal flu.” By Samantha Putterman, Luiz Romero• November 10, 2021 Instagram posts stated on January 30, 2024 in a video: Video shows Erewhon grocery store in Brooklyn. By Jeff Cercone• March 8, 2024 Joe Biden stated on September 29, 2020 in the first presidential debate: “Suburbs are by and large integrated.” By Louis Jacobson• October 1, 2020 Instagram posts stated on June 13, 2021 in an Instagram post: Says professional soccer player Christian Eriksen received the Pfizer vaccine days before he collapsed during a game. By Samantha Putterman• June 14, 2021 Obama Girl stated on July 19, 2007 in a YouTube video.: "At least Obama didn't marry his cousin," as Giuliani did. By John Frank• September 6, 2007 Facebook posts stated on August 15, 2019 in a Facebook post: Says 194 people were killed in mass shootings in 2018 while undocumented immigrants killed 83,211 people. By Samantha Putterman• August 26, 2019
Where are Ted Cruz’s Muslim neighborhoods? By W. Gardner Selby• March 23, 2016 Can the US government strip Zohran Mamdani of his citizenship? By Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe• November 7, 2025 In Context: Zohran Mamdani’s use of phrase ‘seizing the means of production.’ What’s it mean? By Amy Sherman• July 3, 2025 Fact-checking Mike Bloomberg’s response to redlining attack By Amy Sherman• February 27, 2020 The Fredo flap and the nuances of an insult By Jon Greenberg• August 14, 2019 Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ interview: Fact-checking his statements on nuclear weapons, Mamdani, ICE By Grace Abels, Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• November 3, 2025 On student loan forgiveness, Joe Biden has many options By Jon Greenberg• May 6, 2022 Impossible to check: John Fetterman’s claim that sanctuary cities are safer By Cassie Owens• February 29, 2016 What Trump’s communism claims miss about Democrats and democratic socialists By Gracey Abernethy, Amy Sherman• July 9, 2026 What was the United States’ first capital? The cases for New York City or Philadelphia By Alex Min• July 8, 2026 Can the U.S. government revoke your citizenship? What to know about denaturalization By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 14, 2025 Critics say an Aldi job ad excluded white people. We took a closer look. By Jeff Cercone• March 1, 2024 These are PolitiFact's top 10 most-read fact-checks of Donald Trump By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• February 1, 2024 What's the ‘zero emissions’ break-even point for electric cars? Hard to tell. By Kristin Hugo• December 6, 2022 What the statistics say about Sweden, immigration and crime By Miriam Valverde• February 20, 2017 How George Floyd protests evolved in 5 major cities By Daniel Funke• June 10, 2020 Who is Tim Walz? What to know about Kamala Harris’ new running mate By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• August 6, 2024 Could an undercounted 2020 Census afflict a range of federal statistics? By Louis Jacobson• August 26, 2020 Ask PolitiFact: Does Black Lives Matter aim to destroy the nuclear family? By Tom Kertscher, Amy Sherman• August 28, 2020 Minority population growth in Texas revisited By W. Gardner Selby• January 27, 2012
